Thanks for the info 2tall, that is helpful and gives me a fresh perspective. I been on a real mtb trail, which was single track esque, once. All I know is that my 7200 didn't work for many reasons, but I still have fun and want to do it a lot more
The giant rincon I see on their site only goes up to an XL/22" frame. The dimensions seem quite small on the contrary. Based on what I have found then, the best options would be like the Specialized Rockhopper or Fisher superfly 100. Of course, the superfly is way out of my reach because of the price, I just hope they trickle down their XXL size to less expensive 29er models. Not really sure why they started with the most expensive on that one.